Gender and the politics of time

Feminist theory and contemporary debates

Paper $42.95ISBN: 9781861347497
Published
November 2007
For sale in North and South America only

Cloth $100.00ISBN: 9781861347503
Published
November 2007
For sale in North and South America only

Women's increased role in the labour market has combined with concerns about the damaging effects of long working hours to push time-related issues up the policy agenda in many Western nations. This wide-ranging and accessible book assesses policy alternatives in the light of feminist theory and factual evidence.The book introduces mainstream ideas on the nature and politicalsignificance of time and re-frames them from a feminist perspective to provide a critical overview of policies in Western welfare states. Themes covered include gender differences in time use and the impact of 'time poverty' on women's citizenship; the need to value time spent giving and receiving care; the social meanings of time and whether we can talk about 'women's time' and 'men's time'; and the role of the past in framing policy options today.The book is essential reading for all those interested in genderinequality, time-use or work/rest-of-life balance. It will be an invaluable resource for students and academics throughout the social sciences.

Introduction: Part one: Time, politics and society: mainstream perspectives: Time, temporality and political thought Time culture(s) and the social nature of time Time use in capitalist society Part two: Feminist perspectives: reframing the issues: Women and men in feminist political thought Pubic and private in feminist political thought Feminist politics and welfare states Part three: Towards a feminist politics of time: Time and temporality in recent feminist thought 'Women's time' Women and time use in contemporary capitalist societies The time(s) we want and the time(s) we've got: political implications and conclusions

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